Smart Places Series

‘Smart Places’ is a broad theme that generally aligns to the concept of placemaking and emphasises active citizen engagement and participation alongside new uses of data and technology to improve places for people. This initiative is being developed in partnership with the Data-Driven Innovation programme (DDI) and Edinburgh Living Lab.

The Smart Places series runs from 22 May to 26 June and includes published thought pieces from a diverse line up of thinkers, practitioners, experts and leaders in this field.

Every week until the end of June one or more of these articles will be published on Medium, each featuring a bespoke illustration by a different illustrator to communicate the future vision the author sets out.

Many of these articles will also be accompanied by a live Tweet Up event to discuss that article’s topic, answer questions and share thoughts. The series will culminate in a panel discussion with all the articles’ authors on 26 June.

For more information on EFI’s role in the project please read our latest blog from Cat Magill below.

Data, People, Places

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Over the last year, Cat MaGill from EFI’s Adoption and Engagement Team has been working with Edinburgh Living Lab on a data- and design-driven approach to making decisions about places in local communities.

Data, People, Places

Over the last year, Cat MaGill from EFI’s Adoption and Engagement Team has been working with Edinburgh Living

3-4pm Fri 29 May – Euan Mills.

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The first one-hour Tweet Up will be on Euan Mills article 'Design with Data: the need for data-driven and evidence-based approaches in the built environment industry'.

3-4pm Fri 29 May – Euan Mills.

The first one-hour Tweet Up will be on Euan Mills article 'Design with Data: the need for data-driven and

3-4pm Fri 5 June – Daisy Narayanan.

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The second one hour Tweet Up on her article 'Shaping a resilient future for Edinburgh'.

3-4pm Fri 5 June – Daisy Narayanan.

The second one hour Tweet Up on her article 'Shaping a resilient future for Edinburgh'.

3-4pm Fri 12 June – Sarah Frood.

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The third tweet up of the series, covering her article 'Digital and Face-to-Face'

3-4pm Fri 12 June – Sarah Frood.

The third tweet up of the series, covering her article 'Digital and Face-to-Face'

3-4pm Fri 19 June – Dr Jo Morrison

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The fourth tweet up of the series covering her article 'Digital Placemaking for More Inclusive and Accessible Cities'

3-4pm Fri 19 June – Dr Jo Morrison

The fourth tweet up of the series covering her article 'Digital Placemaking for More Inclusive and Accessible Cities'

‍3-4pm Thurs 25 June – Sally Kerr.

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The fifth Tweet up on the article 'Why Local Data is the Key to Successful Placemaking'

‍3-4pm Thurs 25 June – Sally Kerr.

The fifth Tweet up on the article 'Why Local Data is the Key to Successful Placemaking'

Panel Discussion – 3-4pm Fri 26 June.

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One hour online discussion including public Q&A. Sign up link and more details coming soon.

Panel Discussion – 3-4pm Fri 26 June.

One hour online discussion including public Q&A. Sign up link and more details coming soon.

For more information about Smart Places please visit there website:

https://www.edinburghlivinglab.org/projects/smart-places